The woman was conscious at this moment, but her mental state was very poor.

The Cullinan driver placed the fruit basket on the bedside table. The woman looked at the two unexpected visitors with surprise.

“Auntie, hello, I am a friend of your daughter, Fang Xuan. I came specifically to visit you,” Wang Haoran greeted politely.

“Thank you, please sit down, but you’ll have to move the chair yourself,” the woman apologized, unable to get up due to her illness.

Wang Haoran didn’t need to lift a finger for such a task. The driver immediately pulled a chair from the room, carefully wiped it clean with a tissue, and placed it in front of Wang Haoran.

“Ugh, what’s that smell? It’s unbearable!” A voice of disgust came from the doorway, followed by a middle-aged woman in her fifties. She pointed at Fang Xuan’s mother and screeched maliciously, “You old hag, just look at you, half-dead. Why don’t you just die already? You’re stinking up the whole room. How am I supposed to live here?”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry for the trouble,” Fang Xuan’s mother apologized humbly.

“You know you’re a bother, so why don’t you just die? It would be quieter, and your daughter and son would have one less burden,” the middle-aged woman continued in a sharp tone.

Fang Xuan’s mother remained silent. Treating uremia required a lot of money, and their family savings were nearly depleted because of her illness. They were also heavily in debt. She knew she was a burden to her son and daughter; perhaps dying would indeed be a relief.

“With your family’s condition, even if you found a kidney donor, you couldn’t afford it. My son is much more capable. He’s already found a donor, and soon I’ll have a kidney transplant,” the middle-aged woman said, showing no sympathy, only adding salt to the wound.

“Throw her out,” Wang Haoran, unable to bear it as a villain, instructed the driver.

Fang Xuan’s mother was already in such a state, and this middle-aged woman, also suffering from uremia, showed no empathy, only cruelty.

The driver immediately complied, dragging the foul-mouthed woman out of the room. Even the driver couldn’t stand it.

“Mom!” A man, not yet thirty, rushed over and shouted at the driver, “What are you doing? Stop!”

The man swung a punch at the driver, but being weaker, he was easily pushed to the ground by the burly driver.

“You… do you know who I am? I’m the deputy general manager of Tiancheng Company, with an annual salary of a million. How dare you provoke me? Just wait!” the man shouted angrily.

The driver remained unfazed, turning to Wang Haoran for instructions.

“Hey, Dad, is Tiancheng Company impressive?” Wang Haoran called Wang Xiang.

“Bah, just a lousy company, not even worth a billion,” Wang Xiang scoffed. “Son, did Tiancheng Company offend you? They’re asking for trouble. Give me three days, and I’ll make sure they go bankrupt!”

“No need for that. I just don’t like their deputy general manager. Have them fire him.”

“Got it!”

“I’m busy, talk later.”

Wang Haoran hung up.

“This kid is just bluffing. My son is a deputy general manager. How could he be fired just like that?” the middle-aged woman dismissed.

“Mom, stop it, enough!” her son gritted his teeth.

Seeing her son’s expression change, the woman’s smile froze.

Her son was trembling all over. In his anger, he hadn’t noticed Wang Haoran and the driver. Now, taking a closer look, he realized Wang Haoran’s identity was not simple. His demeanor, appearance, and speech all exuded nobility. Especially with a composed man in a suit and white gloves by his side, clearly a driver. A driver with such ceremony wouldn’t drive an ordinary car. At the very least, it would be a Mercedes-Maybach, or even a Rolls-Royce.

“Young Master, please… give me a chance. I… I was wrong,” the woman’s son pleaded tearfully.

“Keep yapping, and I’ll end you,” Wang Haoran said irritably.

The man immediately shut his mouth, as if sewn shut, and dragged his mother away, fearing to anger Wang Haoran further.

[Ding! The host intercepted the protagonist Fang Heng, successfully showing off, gaining 200 villain points, reducing Fang Heng’s protagonist halo by 10, and increasing the host’s villain halo by 10!]

Oh.

These middle-aged woman and her son were originally set up for Fang Heng to show off and face-slap?

Upon receiving the system’s notification, Wang Haoran immediately understood.

“Mom.”

Before the person arrived, a voice called out.

Fang Xuan entered the room and immediately panicked upon seeing Wang Haoran. She didn’t understand why he was here.

“Xiao Xuan, your friend brought fruit to see me,” Fang Xuan’s mother smiled.

So, he came as a friend…

Fang Xuan relaxed slightly, saying to Wang Haoran, “Thank you for visiting my mom.”

“No need to thank me,” Wang Haoran smiled.

Fang Xuan shivered instinctively. Hearing this word made her uneasy. If it was accompanied by the sound of a door locking, she’d be even more anxious, barely able to stand.

“There’s nothing much to offer here. My brother is downstairs buying things. Is there anything you’d like to eat? I can call him,” Fang Xuan offered politely.

“No need, I’m not hungry.”

“Oh.”

Fang Xuan felt uneasy and didn’t dare to talk much with Wang Haoran, so she focused her attention elsewhere.

“Mom, when I came over, I saw the nasty mother and son next door looking upset. What happened?” Fang Xuan asked her mother.

The mother and son next door were truly a pair, always gossiping and mean. Fang Xuan’s mother had endured them for months, suffering much from their behavior. Hence, Fang Xuan disliked them greatly.

“Oh, it’s like this…” Fang Xuan’s mother recounted what happened before Fang Xuan arrived.

After listening, Fang Xuan stared at Wang Haoran in a daze.

[Ding! The heroine Fang Xuan’s favorability towards the host increased by 15, current total favorability is 45 (very friendly).]

[Ding! The host influenced the plot direction, gaining 200 villain points!]